Cynthia Karraker started All About Care in 1990. All About Care is an organization assisting women and children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. In 1996, she added Camp Care, a free camp for families living with HIV/AIDS.
Established in 2005 by Peter Robertson (BA '92, MA '95, MBA '05) and officially recognized by the Fresno State Alumni Association in 2006, the Bulldog Pride Scholarship Fund is an endowment that provides an annuity to support students at Fresno State. The BPF scholarship criteria is that a Fresno State incoming or returning student with good academic standing that has demonstrated pride in the community be selected as its recipient. The BPF also bestows the GSA NETWORK AWARD to a student affiliated with the GSA NETWORK.
CCA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting positive change, equal rights, access and opportunity for individuals in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT+) and associated communities, through programs of community service and philanthropy.
The Central Valley Alliance of Atheists and Skeptics includes those who do not see a need to resort to the supernatural in order to discover meaning in life. We believe that human rights and ethical questions are best examined from a human perspective, and that morality makes better sense when it is based upon empathy and sympathy for others instead of being based on blind religious dogma. We believe fringe and pseudo scientific claims should be examined through the lens of objective scientific inquiry.
The Community Alliance newspaper is an independent voice for workers and progressive groups in the Central San Joaquin Valley. The goal of this monthly newspaper is to build a powerful progressive movement that will support social, environmental, & economic justice; immigrant rights; and a living wage for all working people. We seek to expose social and political injustices and to link the diverse network of activists working in our community.
Community Link promotes social well-being of individuals within the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) community through education and entertainment; is instrumental in promoting a better understanding of the GLBT community by networking with other segments of the general population; promotes and supports the Arts and cultural exchanges - and works to develop services and programs for the GLBT community as they arise. Community Link, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations to it are tax deductible.
The Equality Team is a group of people who want to recruit, inform, and educate the Fresno County Community on Marriage Equality. We are hoping to make a difference so that Human Rights are protected and ensure that all Californians have equal rights and that they aren't stripped away.
The Diversity Club is founded on the philosophy that awareness and respect are the most effective ways to learn about and treat our fellow human beings. Our main focus is to allow our members to address their individual issues, become engaged in the community, and start the process of beginning to understand one another. The Diversity Club offers a supportive community of students and teachers.
ELLOS LATINOS aims to provide and develop a network of latino gay,bisexual,transgender and allies for social,recreational,emotional,spiritual and economic support.Our goals include promoting latino visibility and pride and addressing issues that impact the Latino community.e-mail us at ELLOSLATINOS@YAHOO.COM
El proposito de ELLOS LATINOS es de proveer y desarrollar una red de latinos gay,bisexual,transgenero y aliados para apoyo social,recreativo,emocional,espiritual y economico.Nuestras metas incluyen promover visibilidad latina y orgullo ademas de fomentar el dialogo de temas que impactan la comunida latina.nos puedes escribir a ELLOSLATINOS@YAHOO.COM
Founded in 1998, EQCA celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2008, commemorating a decade of building a state of equality in California. In the past 11 years, Equality California has strategically moved California from a state with extremely limited legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals to a state with some of the most comprehensive civil rights protections in the nation.
To access information on the over 1,400 various Fresno County Non-Profit Organizations click on the link above, then, in the first search box, labeled “BASIC SEARCH”, type in the word “nonprofit” (no spaces, all one word) and click on START SEARCH. From there you can view listings and get detailed information.
Founded December 2005, the Fresno Gay Men's Chorus strives to provide a quality choral performance with a positive connection to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender community, and be a valued image of PRIDE in the greater Fresno area.
The Fresno Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Youth Alliance was created to offer Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Questioning Youth a safe and substance free environment where they can be themselves, express their concerns and discuss issues of importance that effect their lives.
We are a social activity group. We get together once a month to interact socially and have fun. Our events change each month. Meet a new friend or catch up with old ones. Get out from behind your keyboard, have a nice conversation in a non-bar atmosphere.
We look forward to meeting you.
Arguably the largest event of the year, and certainly one requiring year-long preparations is our Fresno Rainbow Pride. Community Link formally took over organizing the Fresno GLBT Pride Parade and Festival in 2003. The renamed committee, Fresno Rainbow Pride, has worked hard on bringing back the excitement and integrity of this very important cultural event. Community Link was a major player in founding GLBT Pride in 1991, and during that first year 8 out of the 12 organizers were Community Link Board members. Fresno Rainbow Pride has since grown into a regional event drawing people from all over the Valley to celebrate the contributions of the GLBT community. Expecting over 3,000 people to attend each year's GLBT Pride, this is the largest one-day GLBT event in the Valley.
The GOLDEN STATE BEARS came to be in September 1994 with the idea of meeting the kinds of guys you want to be around. Regular guys that like to be around other regular guys. The group originated for the purpose of getting together with other Bears, Cubs, and Friends without having to leave the San Joaquin Valley. For those of us who live in the Central Valley Region, the club provides a means of social support without having to make a constant pilgrimage to other cities to meet bear-minded folk. However, we do have members from outside of the area - mainly in San Francisco / Bay Area, but also Sacramento-ish, Los Angeles, and even out of state!
Gray Alliance is a non-profit group of seniors ranging from 50 & up. You do not have to be exactly 50 or 100 years of age to join us. Membership is currently over 50 members and constantly growing. A casual informal way of Senior gays & lesbians to meet & share conversation, ideas, & lots more. No one is ever obligated to attend all functions. They are encouraged to attend at their convenience, as their own schedules will allow. We attend functions to have fun, make and be with friends and family!
Fresno's Drag Community Court. The IDC is a non-profit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. We are organized under the Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation Law for Charitable Causes. Our primary purpose is to sponsor activities in order to raise money for charity.
"It's A Queer Thang" started in 1991 on KFCF 88.1FM in Fresno and has been on air since then, appearing once a month, on third Friday between 5-6pm. Host Jeff Robinson has been with the show since its very beginning, having started as a sidekick / substitute for the original hosts, Liz Maines and Tom Brandenberry. Since early 2003 Kirk has been the technician / producer / music guru.
Marriage Equality USA, is an all-volunteer, national non-profit organization whose mission is to secure legally recognized civil marriage equality for all, at the federal and state level, without regard to gender identity or sexual orientation.
The Pink Pages is an annual Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual community resource and business directory serving the Central Valley Communities. The Pink Pages have become an important tool to connect business professionals and service providers with potential new customers. By placing an ad in the Pink Pages, you will be targeting a population with discretionary income. Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual individuals are very supportive and loyal customers of businesses and professional services who are sensitive to our community.
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte improves the lives of over 200,000 people annually in 40 counties in mid-California and in Northern Nevada. We reach people through our medical services, education programs and advocacy initiatives. Our mission is to ensure that every individual has the knowledge, opportunity and freedom to make every child a wanted child and every family a healthy family.
Queer Volley Ball started in 2003 as a way of getting Fresno's GLBT community involved in active recreation. The games were originally held every Thursday between March and October, then expanded to include monthly Saturday games. In mid-2008 Saturday games were cancelled, due in part to hot summer weather. Thursday games have remained strong, usually with 2 nets and up to 40 players and supporters weekly
Since its inception in a classroom at Fresno State in 1990, Fresno Reel Pride is the sixth oldest -- and has grown to become one of the largest -- gay and lesbian film festivals in the US. Now located in the historic Tower Theatre, Reel Pride is a celebration of gay and lesbian cinema and is a premiere cultural event in central California.
S.A.F.E. (Straight Advocates For Equality) is a diverse group of people who are committed to helping our GLBTQ family, friends and community attain their local, state and federal legal & constitutional rights.
The Living Room’s many programs focus on improving the quality and availability of HIV-specific services for all residents of Fresno County. HIV/AIDS Case Management, Psycho-social Support Groups, Hot Meals Program & Food Pantry. Toni Harrison, Lead Case Manager Ph# 237-3420 x236
trans.e.motion is a coalition of organized groups; bringing together youth & adults as a dedicated task force to bring about social change for the benefit of the transgender community. For information, such as meeting place, time, and agenda contact Rachel Bowman. (559) 349-6338
WestCare, a family of tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, provides a wide spectrum of health and human services in both residential and outpatient environments. Our services include substance abuse and addiction treatment, homeless and runaway shelters, domestic violence treatment and prevention, and mental health programs. These services are available to adults, children, adolescents, and families; we specialize in helping people traditionally considered difficult to treat, such as those who are indigent, have multiple disorders, or are involved with the criminal justice system.
The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
Air America is the nation’s most recognized progressive talk radio network, providing an independent and unfiltered voice to a grateful listening nation. Available on over 50 stations and online at AirAmerica.com, we entertain millions of listeners, viewers and readers every day with our award-winning news and commentary. Air America Media is expanding its multimedia offerings through a re-launch of its website, www.airamerica.com. Along with an updated look, the new site offerings include around-the-clock original and aggregated news content; text, audio and video commentary; multimedia streaming; a multimedia clip library; and On Demand content. The site also includes social media features such as interactive chats with show hosts and producers.
Bay Area Reporter is San Francisco's oldest and largest local newspaper of record serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. Founded in 1971, B.A.R. is regarded for its original writing covering news and entertainment relevant to our lives. B.A.R. is published every Thursday by Benro Enterprises, Inc. and is distributed in San Francisco and surrounding cities of the Bay Area, as well as 20 other US cities.
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights coalition, consisting of nearly 200 national organizations, representing persons of color, women, children, labor unions, individuals with disabilities, older Americans, major religious groups, gays and lesbians and civil liberties and human rights groups. LCCR was founded in 1950 and has coordinated national lobbying efforts on behalf of every major civil rights law since 1957. LCCR is a 501(c)(4) organization that engages in legislative advocacy.
COLAGE is a national movement of children, youth, and adults with one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) parent/s. We build community and work toward social justice through youth empowerment, leadership development,education, and advocacy.
The Courage Campaign is an online organizing network that empowers more than 700,000 grassroots and netroots activists to push for progressive change and equality in California. As a leading multi-issue advocacy organization in the progressive movement, the Courage Campaign's work is made possible by thousands of small-dollar donations from community members across California and the country.
EDGE is the largest network of local Gay, Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) news and entertainment portals in the world, serving 500,000 dedicated readers from a variety of metropolitan areas around the United States and beyond.
Founded in 1998, EQCA celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2008, commemorating a decade of building a state of equality in California. In the past 11 years, Equality California has strategically moved California from a state with extremely limited legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals to a state with some of the most comprehensive civil rights protections in the nation.
Freedom to Marry is the gay and non-gay partnership working towin marriage equality nationwide. We promote the national conversation about why marriage equality matters while bringing together partner organizations into a larger whole, a shared civil rights campaign.
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Gay-Straight Alliance Network is a youth leadership organization that connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources. Through peer support, leadership development, and training, GSA Network supports young people in starting, strengthening, and sustaining GSAs and builds the capacity of GSAs to:
1. create safe environments in schools for students to support each other and learn about homophobia and other oppressions,
2. educate the school community about homophobia, gender identity, and sexual orientation issues, and
3. fight discrimination, harassment, and violence in schools.
The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
The Lesbian News has the distinction and responsibility of being the nation’s longest running lesbian publication. Founded in 1974 in Southern California, the LN began as the lone voice for lesbian issues. Today, after 34 years, the LN is still the nation’s foremost voice for lesbians of all ages.
The LGBT world has a place all its own with Logo, the new lesbian & gay network from MTV Networks. Whether it's on TV, online, or on your mobile, Logo brings you the stories, shows and news you won't see anywhere else. From original series and films to groundbreaking documentaries to LGBT news and more.
Media Matters for America is a Web-based, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.
The MoveOn family of organizations brings real Americans back into the political process. With 5 million members across America — from carpenters to stay-at-home moms to business leaders – we work together to realize the progressive promise of our country. MoveOn is a service — a way for busy but concerned citizens to find their political voice in a system dominated by big money and big media.
The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education.
We are the uncompromising national voice for full LGBT equality.The Task Force creates change by building LGBT political power from the ground up. We bolster the strength of local LGBT activism in rural enclaves, small towns and cities nationwide. We build grassroots political muscle at every level by training activists, strengthening the infrastructure of local and state allies and organizing broad-based campaigns creating public support for full equality of LGBT people. Learn more about our Organizing & Training and Movement Building efforts.
Rather than serve as the public's eyes and ears, Fox and other media conglomerates have become echo chambers for the rich and powerful with whom they have become all too cozy. This blog is an attempt to counter that alarming condition. We believe that a viable democracy depends upon viable media. We invite you to join us in our efforts here and elsewhere to make a difference in the future of our country.
Dedicated to beauty, art, and freedom of expression, OhlalaMag is an internationally acclaimed online fashion magazine and photograph journal about fabulous people, style, culture, entertainment, art and travel.
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) is a national non-profit organization with over 200,000 members and supporters and over 500 affiliates in the United States. This vast grassroots network is cultivated, resourced and serviced by the PFLAG national office, located in Washington, D.C., the national Board of Directors and 13 Regional Directors. LOCAL PFLAG: Post Office Box 27382 Fresno, CA 93729-7382 Help line: 434-6540
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are prevalent in communities of gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM). This initiative aims to address this by educating both medical care providers and MSM about the appropriateness and importance of routine STD screening if risk is present.
The National Stonewall Democrats is a grassroots network connecting LGBT Democratic activists from Seattle, Washington to Austin, Texas to Little Rock, Arkansas to Atlanta, Georgia. With more than 90 chapters across the country, Stonewall is a grassroots force for social change within our movement and within our party. Our members do the hard work of calling voters, putting together campaign mailings, going door-to-door for our fair-minded candidates and having tough conversations with Democratic party officials about why our families need and deserve more support from our party and its elected officials.
The Williams Institute advances sexual orientation law and public policy through rigorous, independent research and scholarship, and disseminates it to judges, legislators, policymakers, media and the public. A national think tank at UCLA Law, the Williams Institute produces high quality research with real-world relevance.
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